Travelogues
Tag along on these true-life adventure stories.
Beauty tips from Moose Jaw : travels in search of Canada
Ferguson, Will
2004
What it means to be Canadian -- that Canada in its development and in its current state is really a series of outposts - not only geographically but culturally.
The black Nile : one man's amazing journey through peace and war on the world's longest river
Morrison, Dan
2010
Breakfast at the Exit Café : travels through America
Grady, Wayne
2010
"Breakfast at the Exit Cafe"̌ begins as a personal story - told in alternating voices by two travellers and writers - of a journey by car from British Columbia around the rim of the United States. It soon becomes a journey of exploration.
Driving over lemons : an optimist in Andalucia
Stewart, Chris, 1951-
2000
An account of a family making a life and a home in a remote but enchanting area of southern Spain.
Eat pray love : one woman's search for everything across Italy, India, and Indonesia
Gilbert, Elizabeth, 1969- author
2007
Holidays in heck
O'Rourke, P. J., author.
2011
A follow-up to "Holidays in hell" collects classic travel pieces written throughout the author's post-retirement years, a period marked by his haphazard journeys with and without family to such regions as China, Kyrgyzstan, and America.
In Patagonia
Chatwin, Bruce, 1940-1989
2003
Gives an account of Bruce Chatwin's journey through Patagonia, where he searched for almost-forgotten legends, Butch Cassidy's log cabin, and the descendants of Welsh immigrants.
Jaywalking with the Irish
Monaghan, David, author
2012
David Monagan has always dreamed of relocating to Ireland, the land of his forebears. With humour and candour, he describes the pleasures and pitfalls, challenges and frustrations of moving a feisty family to a foreign land.
The Rhine : following Europe's greatest river from Amsterdam to the Alps
Coates, Ben, 1982- author.
2018
"The Rhine is one of the world's greatest rivers. Once forming the outer frontier of the Roman Empire, it flows 800 miles from the social democratic playground of the Netherlands, through the industrial and political powerhouses of Germany and France, to the wealthy mountain fortresses of Switzerland and Liechtenstein. For five years, Ben Coates lived alongside a major channel of the river in Rotterdam, crossing it daily, swimming and sailing in its tributaries. In The Rhine, he sets out by bicycle from the Netherlands where it enters the North Sea, following it through Germany, France and Liechtenstein, to where its source in the icy Alps. He explores the impact that the Rhine has had on European culture and history and finds out how influences have flowed along and across the river, shaping the people who live alongside it. Blending travelogue and offbeat history, The Rhine tells the fascinating story of how a great river helped shape a continent."--Amazon.com.
Spying on the South : an odyssey across the American divide
Horwitz, Tony, 1958-2019, author.
2019
"The author retraces Frederick Law Olmsted's journey across the American South in the 1850s, on the eve of the Civil War. Olmsted roamed eleven states and six thousand miles, and the New York Times published his dispatches about slavery and its defenders. More than 150 years later, Tony Horwitz followed Olmsted's route, and whenever possible his mode of transport--rail, riverboats, in the saddle--through Appalachia, down the Ohio and Mississippi, through Kentucky, Tennessee, Louisiana, and across Texas to the Rio Grande, discovering and reporting on vestiges of what Olmsted called the Cotton Kingdom"-- Provided by publisher.
To shake the sleeping self : a journey from Oregon to Patagonia, and a quest for a life with no regret
Jenkins, Jedidiah, author
2018
"From travel writer and Instagram phenomenon Jedidiah Jenkins, a long-awaited memoir of adventure, failure, and lessons learned while bicycling the 10,000 miles from Oregon to Patagonia. On the eve of turning thirty, terrified of being sucked into a life he didn't choose, Jedidiah Jenkins quit his dream job and spent the next sixteen months cycling from Oregon to Patagonia. He chronicled the trip on Instagram, where his photos and profound reflections on life soon attracted hundreds of thousands of followers and got him featured by National Geographic and The Paris Review. In this unflinchingly honest memoir, Jed narrates the adventure that started it all: the people and places he encountered on his way to the bottom of the world, and the internal journey that prompted it--the question of what it means to be an adult; his struggle to reconcile his sexual identity with his conservative Christian upbringing; and his belief in travel as a way to "wake us up" to our lives back home. As he writes in his inspiring search for wonder and a life he could believe in, 'It's not about the bike. It's about getting out of your routine--and that could look like anything'"-- Provided by publisher.
Traveling with pomegranates : a mother daughter story
Kidd, Sue Monk
2009
Sue Monk Kidd and her daughter, Ann, offer distinct perspectives as a fifty-something and twenty-something, each on a quest to redefine herself and to rediscover each other. A wise and involving book about feminine thresholds, spiritual growth, and renewal.
Wild horses of the summer sun : a memoir of Iceland
Bilski, Tory, author
2019
"Each June, Tory Bilski meets up with fellow women travelers in Reykjavik where they head to northern Iceland, near the Greenland Sea. They escape their ordinary lives to live an extraordinary one at a horse farm perched at the edge of the world - if only for a short while. When they first came to Thingeyrar, these women were strangers to one another. The only thing they had in common was their passion for Icelandic horses. However, over the years, their relationships with each other deepen, growing older together and keeping each other young"-- Provided by publisher.
